Land Sales and Deposits




Return of Lands sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st to the 31st October, 1863.

District Purchaser Land Selected or Applied For Contents Payment Remarks
Cash Compensation Scrip, Naval and Military Settlers' Land Orders
A. R. P. A. R. P.
Wellington George Stratton Adjoining R. Burns’ selection, Hutt 25 0 0 25 0 0
William Kingdom Section No. 341, Hutt 60 0 0 60 0 0
Helen Speedy Adjoining her previous selection, Hutt 60 0 0
James Gorrie To the Upper Mungaroa 108 0 0 Auction Balance
F. W. Tyleman ... 81 0 0 ""
Micah Read ... 36 0 0 ""
Wainui W. B. Rhodes ... 683 11 0 ""
Thomas Telford In the Wharekaka Block 80 0 0
Wanganui J. Sidney Smith Adjoining previous selections 25 0 0 Deposit for 1000 acres of 5s. land.
James Lomax Left Bank Wanganu River 50 0 0
J. M. Richards ... 50 0 0
James Lomax ... 25 0 0 Deposit for 2000 acres of 5s. land.
Rangitiki B. Kirke Taylor ... 200 0 0
John Row Part of block 36 50 0 0 25 0 0
John Doughty Adjoining former selection 7 0 0
Alex. and Thomas Fraser Sections, Nos. 66 and 68 100 0 0 50 0 0
Wairarapa Samuel White Suburban Sections, Nos. 319 and 323, Featherston 10 0 0 30 0 0
and East D. McLean On J. Kelham’s Run, East Coast 100 0 0
Coast Robert Langdon Remainder of sections Nos. 122 and 124, Warehama 20 0 0 10 0 0
A. G. Tollemache On John Valentine Smith’s Run, East Coast 1000 0 0 500 0 0
T. A. M. and J. Pearse In the Wharekaka and Awhea Blocks 480 0 0 240 0 0
James Peters In the Taratahi Plain Block 150 0 0 75 0 0
Joseph Bennett In the Otahuao Block 260 0 0 130 0 0

Total | | | | 2802 11 0 | 2417 1 0 | 85 0 0 |

Note.—Where lands are described in this Return as selected on any Run, the Runholder will regard the Return as a notice within the meaning of Section XI, Clause 3, of the "Additional Land Regulations"

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th November, 1863.

William HOLMES,
For the Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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🗺️ Return of Lands sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 November 1863
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington, Hutt, Wainui, Wanganui, Rangitiki, Wairarapa, East Coast
24 names identified
  • George Stratton, Purchaser of land adjoining R. Burns’ selection, Hutt
  • William Kingdom, Purchaser of Section No. 341, Hutt
  • Helen Speedy, Purchaser of land adjoining her previous selection, Hutt
  • James Gorrie, Purchaser of land to the Upper Mungaroa
  • F. W. Tyleman, Purchaser of land
  • Micah Read, Purchaser of land
  • W. B. Rhodes, Purchaser of land
  • Thomas Telford, Purchaser of land in the Wharekaka Block
  • J. Sidney Smith, Purchaser of land adjoining previous selections
  • James Lomax, Purchaser of land on the Left Bank Wanganu River
  • J. M. Richards, Purchaser of land
  • B. Kirke Taylor, Purchaser of land
  • John Row, Purchaser of part of block 36
  • John Doughty, Purchaser of land adjoining former selection
  • Alex. Fraser, Purchaser of sections, Nos. 66 and 68
  • Thomas Fraser, Purchaser of sections, Nos. 66 and 68
  • Samuel White, Purchaser of suburban sections, Nos. 319 and 323, Featherston
  • D. McLean, Purchaser of land on J. Kelham’s Run, East Coast
  • Robert Langdon, Purchaser of remainder of sections Nos. 122 and 124, Warehama
  • A. G. Tollemache, Purchaser of land on John Valentine Smith’s Run, East Coast
  • T. A. M. Pearse, Purchaser of land in the Wharekaka and Awhea Blocks
  • J. Pearse, Purchaser of land in the Wharekaka and Awhea Blocks
  • James Peters, Purchaser of land in the Taratahi Plain Block
  • Joseph Bennett, Purchaser of land in the Otahuao Block

  • William HOLMES, For the Commissioner of Crown Lands